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Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia
The trusted source for information on Thomas Jefferson and his world with more than 1,100 articles written by Monticello's researchers and scholars.
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![Monticello's West Front with the sun reflecting off the semicircular window just below the house's dome.]()
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Science & Exploration
84 items
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![A modern-day map of Jefferson's travels in England, France, Italy, Germany.]()
Places
79 items
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![Framed engraving of the Declaration by John Binns (1819) feature a ring of 16 small portraits of various Founders]()
Politics
77 items
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![A modern-day portrait of Thomas Jefferson in early 19-century attire with a speech bubble next to his head that says, "I said what?!"]()
Spurious Quotations
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![Digital model of the interior of the "Negro Quarter" featuring two large rooms with a common wall with a hearth and chimney below two loft spaces.]()
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![A small wood-and-daub, a-frame structure with a simple wooden door, two windows, and a chimney on one side.]()
"Servant's House" o.SlaveryEncyclopedia -
![A small wooden a-frame structure with a simple wooden door and wood-covered window near the top.]()
"Servant's House" q.SlaveryEncyclopedia -
![Digital recreation of three wooden slave dwellings in front of a tall wooden fence; digital image by Rendersphere, LLC]()
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![Jefferson's sketch of Monticello and buildings along Mulberry with descriptions of each written out for insurance purposes, 1796. Labeled as N133; K136. Dimensions: 45.7 cm x 22.1 cm (18" x 8-11/16"). Original manuscript from the Coolidge Collection of Thomas Jefferson Manuscripts, Massachusetts Historical Society.]()
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![Shelves with copper pans and cooking utensils like the walls of Monticello's restored kitchen, which features a brick floor, a large hearth, a large preparation table, and a row of stew stoves along the left wall.]()
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![Printed version of Jefferson's "A Bill for the more general diffusion of Knowledge"]()
A Bill for the More General Diffusion of KnowledgeEducationEncyclopedia -
![A modern-day portrait of Thomas Jefferson in early 19-century attire with a speech bubble next to his head that says, "I said what?!"]()
A fine spiced pickle...(Spurious Quotation)Spurious QuotationsEncyclopedia -
A Little Rebellion...(Quotation)QuotationsEncyclopedia
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A Midsummer-Night's Dream (Engraving)ArtEncyclopedia -
![Cover of a printed version fo Jefferson's A Summary View of the Rights of British America (July 1774)]()
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![Asia map by Aaron Arrowsmith. Courtesy of Library of Congress.]()
Aaron Arrowsmith Maps of Africa, Asia, and EuropeObjectsEncyclopedia -
![Portrait of Aaron Burr by John Vanderlyn, showing the then Vice President in a side view looking to his left, balding with slightly graying hair, wearing a dark coat and a high-collared white shirt tied round with a fine white neckerchief.]()
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![Portrait of Abigail Adams wearing a bonnet.]()
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Adamantios KoraesPeopleEncyclopedia
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Adrien PetitPeopleEncyclopedia
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![1798 map of Europe by Aaron Arrowsmith, courtesy David Rumsey Map Collection]()
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![AI generated image from an original Monticello photograph.]()
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Aimé Jacques Alexandre Bonpland (Silhouette)ArtEncyclopedia -
![AI generated image from an original Monticello photograph of an Albemarle Pippin apple tree.]()
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![Half-length painting of Albert Gallatin at 42 years old, balding with brown hair, brown eyes, and hawk nose, looking slightly right and wearing a dark coat and white neckerchief.]()
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![The alcove bed in Jefferson''s bed chamber.]()
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![Bust of Alexander Hamilton]()
Alexander Hamilton Bust (Sculpture)ArtEncyclopedia -
![Bust of Tsar Alexander I dressed in Roman-style robe over an early 19th-century collar and neckerchief.]()
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![Silhouette of Baron Alexander von Humboldt]()
Alexander von Humboldt (Silhouette)ArtEncyclopedia
